coolant swap?
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
I have 112K+ miles and one fill/flush at approx 60K (also changed all hoses). After flushing, I refilled with Dex-Cool and distilled water. Original radiator and original water pump still on car. No problems of any kind.
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mixing green, dexcool, any oat coolant will not make sludge and def wont turn to sand. it will cause a drop in the lifetime of the inhibitor package. dexcool was causing problems with the intkes of alot of gm trucks especially. a big diff is that those trucks reun a wet manifold. c5 does not so the fact that dexcool is a plasticiser is not a big issue. dexcool seems to do ok in the northstar engine also.
if you want to be real picky about your coolant check the amout of voltage in the system
start the car cold
open the filler cap
put one end of a multimeter so it is submerged in the coolant and not touching any sides
touch the other side to a good ground
read the voltage
turn on all accessories read it again
if you want to be real picky about your coolant check the amout of voltage in the system
start the car cold
open the filler cap
put one end of a multimeter so it is submerged in the coolant and not touching any sides
touch the other side to a good ground
read the voltage
turn on all accessories read it again
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From: Dear Karma, I have a list of people you missed.
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
Originally Posted by 1993_FD3s
mixing green, dexcool, any oat coolant will not make sludge and def wont turn to sand. it will cause a drop in the lifetime of the inhibitor package. dexcool was causing problems with the intkes of alot of gm trucks especially. a big diff is that those trucks reun a wet manifold. c5 does not so the fact that dexcool is a plasticiser is not a big issue. dexcool seems to do ok in the northstar engine also.
if you want to be real picky about your coolant check the amout of voltage in the system
start the car cold
open the filler cap
put one end of a multimeter so it is submerged in the coolant and not touching any sides
touch the other side to a good ground
read the voltage
turn on all accessories read it again
if you want to be real picky about your coolant check the amout of voltage in the system
start the car cold
open the filler cap
put one end of a multimeter so it is submerged in the coolant and not touching any sides
touch the other side to a good ground
read the voltage
turn on all accessories read it again
I don't have the specific voltages in front of me, but I picked up that tip here on the forum a couple of years ago. It's a good way to check to see when your coolant mix needs changing.
